Kepler-94

Planetary system · 625.9 light-years away

Kepler-94 is 626 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this M0 V star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-94 b goes round its star every 2.51 days, 35 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeM0 V
Surface temperature4,781 K
Mass0.81 solar masses
Radius0.76 solar radii
Luminosity0.2435 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13.071
Ageabout 1.41 billion years
Distance from the Sun625.9 light-years (191.9 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 281.1947°, Dec 47.4973°
ConstellationLyra

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-94 b2.51 days0.0338 AU3.51 R⊕10.84 M⊕Transit, 2014
Kepler-94 c820.3 days1.597 AU12.5 R⊕ estimated3126 M⊕Radial Velocity, 2014

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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